Fruit and fibre (Pajala porridge) in the prevention of constipation

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 71-76

  Wisten, Aase ^a   Messner, Torbjörn ^b,c  

^a SUNDERBY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Kiruna District Hospital   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Constipation; Dietary intervention; Fibre; Geriatric patients

Indexed keywords

LAXATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIETARY FIBER; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FIBER; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HUMAN; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WELLBEING; CEREAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST; ECONOMICS; SWEDEN;

AGED; CATHARTICS; CEREALS; CONSTIPATION; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIETARY FIBER; FEMALE; FRUIT; HUMANS; MALE; SWEDEN;

EID: 17944363278     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2004.00308.x     Document Type: Article

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